The second edition of the California-Pacific Conference Lay Servant Ministries (LSM) is here! This October edition includes information on the following: Click HERE to view the Fall 2023 Lay Servant Ministry newsletter.
A message from the 580 Board of Directors Chairperson, Suanne Ware-Diaz: On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is my joy to share with you great news. Our current and former leaders have been recognized for their contributions and good works within our beloved circle
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2023년 10월 20일 Read in English ‘할로윈’이라는 말은 ‘할로우의 저녁’이라는 뜻입니다. ‘할로우(Hallow)라는 말은 ‘성도(성인 saint의 복수형이 성도 saints입니다.)’를 의미하는 단순히 오래된 영어 표현입니다. 그래서 할로윈(Halloween 또는 Hallowe’en)은 성도의 저녁이라는 뜻이 됩니다. 그런데 왜 하필 ‘저녁’일까요? 창세기 1장을 보면, 유대인들은 하루의 시작을 아침이 아닌 해지는 저녁으로
The word “Halloween” (or “Hallowe’en”) means “the evening of Hallows.” “Hallows” is an older English way of saying “saints” — so, the Evening of Saints. But why “the evening?” Many ancient cultures in the Mediterranean world and the Middle East, including Jewish cultures, understood the
Deaconess Jeanne Roe Smith at University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) is traveling to Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 29, 2023, to receive the Bishop Melvin Talbert Award from Clifton United Methodist Church and the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC). Jeanne Roe
October 19, 2023 Beloved Community, We come to you filled with so much pain, grief, and mourning. These past days have been heavy with the weight of loss, grief, horror, and the compounding effects of the traumatic violence we have witnessed from afar. Part of
October 16, 2023 A broad spectrum of organizations dedicated to promoting religious, cultural and human rights protections globally, write to the UN Secretary General with urgency regarding Azerbaijan’s recent military assault on Nagorno-Karabakh. The letter is powerful and moving and includes a list of robust
October 17, 2023 원문 보기 The 2023 special session of the National Association of the Korean American United Methodists was held Oct. 2-5 in Northbrook, Illinois. Attendees included 69 clergy[women], 151 clergy[men], and 84 laity. This was the first in-person gathering since 2019 and was
October 10, 2023 Back in the early 1980s, the Rev. Kathy Sage would meet periodically with the handful of women administrators and faculty at United Methodist seminaries and ask them what they needed. One answer always came back the same, said Sage, who organized the
October 12, 2023 The Rev. Roberto Escamilla counts his blessings, including that he’s 92 and still active in ministry. “It’s just grace,” Escamilla said of his long life and career. “Grace, grace, grace. Amazing grace.” Escamilla is a living link to the great Methodist missionary